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. I wrote the President of the VCDL. He kindly responded that he did not believe the loads the gentleman used were low-powered cowboy loads. However, he did state that the rounds were ball ammo. Solid lead or copper jacketed? Does it really matter? Or can solid lead mushroom somewhat? He...

. Thanks for your story. Flying magazine has a monthly column called "What I Learned About Flying From That". Basically, private and commercial pilots write in describing how they inadvertently tried to kill themselves in the air - and what they learned. Other pilots read and think about...

B2E -- yes, they would. Reloading powder canisters are designed to easily vent in case of a fire. Maybe our ammo carriers too?

. The MythBusters found that ammo will cook-off at about 500 F. At that temp, the metal parts of the guns should still be fine. But -- not if the ammo starts to burn. In addition, the safe is a sealed box. If the ammo burns, the safe has been converted to a pretty big pipe bomb: dangerous...

. Idiot friend of mine threw an unopened can of beans into a hunting trip campfire. "Just to see what would happen." Idiot. It "happened", Idiot, blowing flaming beans throughout the camp, with the sound of a 155 mortar. Idiot.

. A friend's nasty little PoS Walther PPK gave me the Mother of all slide slices. Bled like yea ole stuck pig.

. And I'm looking for a Ruger Bisley Vaquero in 357, 5.5 barrel, CC or SS (preferred). Got one, need another for CAS.

. Stoegers are the most prevalent shotgun in SASS cowboy action shootin'. Thought to be bullet proof, and we shoot the snot out of 'em. We've got an 12g Uplander, getting the gunsmith slick up now.

<I have NEVER EVER heard of anyone being injured by falling birdshot and probably never will.> I got sandblasted in the side of the face by falling birdshot when playing paintball next to a private game bird preserve. It stung a bit. However, I was very glad I was wearing eye protection...

. Tom Gresham, our own GunTalk, announced today on his radio show the he is planning an effort to get the 6 original Heller plaintiffs special commemorative handguns. He'll collect the donations and assure the "proper" handgun and engraving. I can only imagine a 1911, laser grips, with the 2nd...

. Done! Hmmmm... Mugabe won. 100% of the vote. All other contestants dead. After this week, the lefties have something to celebrate.

. I've seen a hang fire twice -- fortunately, I wasn't at the trigger. 1) 30.06 mil-surp out of a commercial bolt action: Trigger pulled with no result, action immediately worked to eject the bad round - which cooked off, probably in mid-air. The case fragmented and sprayed small pieces all...

Installed the mount on a Mossy 590. Found it to be well a designed and made accessory. However, the installation was not an unalloyed pleasure. I wanted to install the barrel heat shield at the same time. It wasn't fun getting the heat shield mount tabs to compress enough to get the...

. Hey Gramps, welcome to the cult of the Mossy. As you found, the Featherlites are expensive. I'd go to Wally*Mart and buy the value pack Field loads. They are significantly cheaper. However, they'll kick a bit more. You might also look into a good recoil absorbing butt pad or shoulder...

. Typically firearms are not a good investment. I bought several guns BC (Before Carter) that have become relatively rare and very desirable. But, in a quarter of a century they have only appreciated at roughly half the rate that a S&P 500 mutual fund would have. Guns are also relatively...

. "Karl? Stop Twitching." A great payoff line, in a long line of excellence. DBD is always the first strip I check each night. Thoughtful, engaging, well written, sly, and dammit, fun! Thanks, Chris! Great work!

. The important difference between the 500 and 590 is the ability to mount a sling without modifications. I bought my 590 for the sling. As I do not expect the Red Horde to be descending on SoCal, (they'd go up North, to Sacramento, where they'd be greeted with open arms) the ability to...

. Couple of years ago I'm on the freeway, crawling home after a long day. Suddenly, there are CHP cars everywhere and 5 lanes of traffic slam to a halt. Then Chippies on foot with guns drawn! I'm looking around, trying to decide whether to **** or go blind, when a Chippie pops up at the...

. It's likely freedom is being destroyed. That country's citizens are becoming servants. Make more -- nope -- the serfs will never be allowed to be armed again. Only their masters will have that right. Funny - no. Especially on Memorial Day.

. Two bad guns. Both Rugers. And I LOVE all my other Rugers. 1) Ruger RSP 6". My first handgun. Last time I tried to clean that bastard I tore my thumbnail in half. Haven't cleaned it -- or even touched it -- in 25 years. 2) Very early Mini-14, I think it was serial number...